Merchandise-display box



ug d F. A. PORTMAN MERCHANDISE DISPLAY BOX Filed July 5. 1924 2Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 23,1927. 1,639,750

F. A. P ORTMAN MERCI-:ANDI SE ADISPLAY BOX Filed July 5, 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 2 lPatented Aug. 23, 1927.*

UNITED STATES FRANK A. POMMAN, or omcnqo, ILLNOIS.

PATENT OFFICE.

MERCHANDISE-nisrnnx Box.

Application filed July 5,

fied, especially designed to hold candy and,

1o confections, and constructed with a merr' chandise holding extensionor top adapted readily to be elevated into display positionwithoutdisturbing the contents of the main box and without interferingwith the removal of the contents thereof when said extension is'elevated into display position.

Another object of luy-invention is the provision of a display box .ofthe character speciiied, in which the main part of the box and thedisplay or top extension may, for convenience and economy' ofmanufacture and assembling, be made as integral parts, produced from asingle blank of material.

Other `objects will appear hereinafter. y The invention consists inithecombinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter de-v scribed andclaimed. 1 l

The invention will be best understood by vreference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specication, and in which, v

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of my improved display box, the displayextension or top being indicated in elevated or display position bybroken lines.

Fig. .2 is a central longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3'is a cross section on the line Of3`3 ofFig.2. Fig. 4 is a planviewpf the blank for forming a merchandise display device.

In carrying out my improvements, I prof vide a main merchandise holdingreceptacle, preferably made in the form of a box body,

havinga bottom 5, opposed side walls 6 and I 7 opposed end walls 8 and9, all formed from a singlepiece of material. The'side wall 6 is madewith integral end portions\6, and 6, which, when the box is folded, are

first bentupwardly and then inwardly to lie flat against the innersurfaces of the respective ends 8 and 9 with which they are made Vfastby gluing Yor other suitable means. The side 7 is also made with endportions 7 and 7, which, in a similar manner, are vfoldable 1924.vSerial N0."724,202.

to.lie iiat on the inner surfaces of the spectlve ends 8 and 9.

According to an important feature of my invention, one-of the walls ofthebox body,.

herein shown, by way of example, as the end wall 9, is made with anintegral display ex# tension 10, adapted on the dividing or corner line11 to have movement relative to the box body, and having such'dimensions ,as will enable it to fit snugly within the interior of thebox body at the top end thereof as clearly illustrated in the drawing.This integral displayextension 10y is provided with a window 12 for thedisplay ofv merchandise ina manner presently tof-be described.

With the integral display extension 10 are forinedintegral-opposed sidesor sheets 13 14 having reinforcing portions 13 14', re-

spectively, and further having ledge portions 15 16, respectively. AsclearlyA shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the side portions 12?. and 14 are eachbent inwardly. to lie flat upon their respective sides or sheets 13 and14, while the ledge portions 15'and v16'- are bent inwardly 'at rightangles with respect to the respective portions 13k and 14', so as toextend in parallel relation to the display extension 10. The sides orsheets '13 14, c-on- -tacting with the box walls 6 and 7, respectively,and reinforced thereby are of such length. that when bent at rightangles to the displayextension 10, they will engage the bottom 5 of themain box, for the support of the display top- 10 in horizontal positionsubstantiallyflush with the top edges of thel sides and ends of the box,as clearly illustrated in the drawings.

17 denotes a tray of rectangular form made with dlmensions sultableforinsertion within the interior of the box upon the 'ledgesl and 16whereonit is supported.

.This tray is filled with candy or .confections and then covered overwith a sheet of' transparent material 18 consisting preferably of thematerial known in the candy trade asv cellophane Resting upon the ledges15 and 16 and having a transparent cover 18, the tray is supported in aposition to have its contents visualized through the window 12. l l

v It will he readily understood from the description given that thedisplay extension 1G carrying the tray 17 .may be swung into the box toconstitute an inset closure `or cover for the box, and that it also maybe readily swung upwardly into, the inclined position 2 for the displayof the merchandise housed in the tray. For the support of the displayextension 10 and parts supported thereby, in elevated position I providethe sides 13, 14 and reinforced portions v13 14 therefor with slits orslots 19 and 20, respectively, for straddling engagement upon the topedges of the adjacent vsides of the box body. Ob-

viously these slits or s lots 19 and 2O are made in the sides at alocation remote from the integral hingeor pivot 11.. j

In the use of my improved merchandise lholding display box, the displayextension .10 may be readily elevated into display position withoutdisturbingl in any way the contents of the main box. body, and when itis thus Araised into elevated position, the contents of the main boxbody may be removed for sale because of the access that may be hadthrough the space intervening between the depending sides 6 and 7. Whilethe contents of the tray may be seen through the window 12 at all times,the-same cannot be molested by prospective customers, owing to thetransparent covering 18. v

While I`have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of the.invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails ofco'nstruction set forth, but

4desire to avail myself f such variations and modifications as comeWithln the scope of theappended clalms.

Having described my invention, what I claim'as new7 and desire to'secure by Letters Patent is: y 1. The combination with a box body, of adisplay top arranged to be supported thereon, said display top having anopen end and being provided with depending sheets fitting within,contacting with and rein-- forced by the sides. of the box, and a traysupported on said'sheets in relation to said display top and removablethrough said open end.

2.l Adisplay device of the character specified comprising a mainreceptacle having a Wa'll portion, a display top movable on the Wallportion and formed with side portions bent upon themselves to form sidesatpright angles with'the top and also to form ledges in parallelsmitothe top, and atray disposed on said ledges, said lSides being enterable'wit-hin the main receptacle. illustrated in broken outline in Figs. 1and vbent upon themselves to form sides at right angles to the top andalso to form ledges in parallelism tothe top, said side portions beingof a dimension to extend to and engage the bottom of the main receptaclefor the support of the top, and a tray disposed on sald ledges.-

4. The combination with a box body, of a display top arranged tobe'supported thereon, said display top having an open end and beingprovided with depending sheets fitting within, contacting with andreinforced by the sides of the bo x, ledges carried by said sheets inrelation to the display member, and a tray disposed on said ledges andremovable through said open end.

5. A displ 'y device of the character specified comprising a mainreceptacle having a wall portion, a display top movable onl said wallportion' and provided with a window,

integral side portions on said display top,

porting ledges, and means in connection with said remforced sides andsaid main receptacle for the support of the display top' in displayelevation. I v

6. The combination with a receptacle, of a 4display top arranged formovement-in relationl thereto and adapted to be supported thereon, saiddisplay top having an open end, side sheets dependingl from the displaytop c'le, ledges projecting from "said sidel sheets inwardly of thereceptacle, and a tray supported upon said ledges between said side o5uand reinforced by,the sides of the recepta'- lon.

by, and a displayrtray supported. by said sheets in relation to thedisplay member, and removable through said open end.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

y' FRANK A. PORTMAN.

